JAPAN

Securities / Derivatives

Japan FSA Proposes Mandatory Phishing-Resistant MFA for Brokerages

By Manesh Samtani | 16/07/2025

FSA released draft guidelines to combat online fraud, requiring stronger authentication and setting schedules for implementation.

Securities / Derivatives

BOJ Completes Sale of Crisis-era Stocks, Shifts Focus to ETF Holdings

By Manesh Samtani | 16/07/2025

BOJ has finalised the disposal of shares bought from commercial banks, turning market attention to the much larger challenge of unwinding its ETF portfolio.

Market Infrastructure

APAC CCPs Watch for Market Shift as EMIR Hands Advantage to Eurex

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 15/07/2025

Forcing clearing into Europe could have farther-reaching implications than intended, writes Blake Evans-Pritchard.

AML / KYC

Japan's PPP Initiatives for Financial Crime Countermeasures and AML/CFT

By Hiroshi Ozaki | 14/07/2025

Japan is leveraging multi-layered public-private partnerships to tackle sophisticated financial crime ahead of its 2028 FATF review.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Retail Investors Cite Lack of Know-How as Key ESG Barrier

By Thisanka Siripala | 10/07/2025

A government-backed report points to need for better information, education and standardisation in ESG investing.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan Considers Barring International Carbon Credits from Domestic ETS

By Thisanka Siripala | 09/07/2025

Japan plans to limit offsets to domestic schemes and cap their use at 10% of emissions as it finalises the design for its mandatory carbon market

AML / KYC

Japan FSA Publishes H1 Data on Online Brokerage Fraud

By Editors | 09/07/2025

Data from the FSA reveals that the unauthorised stock sales peaked in May, but the trend reversed sharply in June following widespread warnings.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA Outlines Priorities on Monitoring, Asset Management and Sustainability

By Thisanka Siripala | 09/07/2025

The FSA has outlined its policy priorities, focusing on enhanced financial monitoring, asset management reform, and bolstering sustainability disclosure and cyber resilience.

Capital / Liquidity

Japan Finalises Rules for Enterprise Value-Backed Lending

By Editors | 08/07/2025

The FSA has issued guidance on how lenders should assess a new type of business security, permitting more reliance on future prospects over purely historical data.